Maori commercial fisheries governance in Aotearoa/New Zealand within the bounds of a neoliberal fisheries management regime

Asia Pacific Viewpoint

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 106-118

  Memon, P Ali ^a   Kirk, Nicholas A ^a  

^a LINCOLN UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Co management; Fisheries; Indigenous governance; Indigenous restitution; Neoliberalism; Quota management system (QMS)

Indexed keywords

COMANAGEMENT; COMMERCIALIZATION; FISHERY ECONOMICS; FISHERY MANAGEMENT; FISHERY POLICY; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; INDIGENOUS POPULATION; MINORITY GROUP; NEOLIBERALISM; QUOTA SYSTEM;

NEW ZEALAND;

EID: 79953330791     PISSN: 13607456     EISSN: 14678373     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8373.2010.01437.x     Document Type: Article

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